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W. J. GOGHRAN.

} HORSE COLLAR PAD.

Patented Apr. 17,1883.

INVENTOR:

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

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NITED STATES WILLIAM J. OOOHRAN, OF DENISON,

IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND G. W. APPLE AND H. G. PETERS, OF SAMEPLACE.

HORSE-COLLAR PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,886, dated April17, 1883. Application filed October 16, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, W. J. COCHRAN, of Denison, Crawford county. Iowa,have invented an Improvement in Horse-Collar Pads, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is to prevent galls on the necks of horses,and to allow any already formed to heal up while the animal is doing hisordinary work.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a sectional elevation, showing the positionoccupied by the pad upon the horses neck and the set of the collarthereon. Fig. 2 is a plan view, showing the position of the flexibleback on the pad.

In the drawings, Arepresentsthe pad, which is made of oval or oblongform on the outside and inside, so as to produce a median opening, 0,surrounded by the padding material (I. a represents a back, whichextends not only over the padding d, but also over the opening 0, ismade of flexible material, and has holesfover inlet of air through theholesfallows the sore b are straps to be kept cool, and the continuityof the pad,

together with the back, excludes flies. What I claim as new and of myinvention 1s A horse-collar pad formed of a continuous padding, d, ovalin form, and having the middle-perforated back, a, substantially asdescribed.

WILLIAM J. OOOHRAN. Witnesses:

A. J. BOND, M. E. JoNEs.

